used to be at least ten feet wider. in fact, it had a staircase going up the hill. that has all been swallowed by four trees root and all, tons of mud. it pulled up the support poles, the fencing, and in the back, it used to be a 6-foot tall storage shed. it has been crumpled like an aluminum can. the land is sliding from three homes above into the back of these homes. as you can tell from that storage shed, it's sliding into the back of the house. residents tell me they believe all of this is connected to a devastating landslide 28 years ago. >> i am not going to wait. >> blanca is trying to box up what her family can live with and live without because tonight she is in a race against the storm cloud. you would, too, if your backyard looked as if it was hit by a major earthquake. instead, her backyard in san pablo has been sliced away by days and days of rain. they will hope tarping will slow the landslide. >> i can hear the cracks. i can see that my hill is gone. so i don't want to wait for the rest of it to go down the hill. >> what was her backyard has now slid. >> this used